1982 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1982 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and the South America Zones. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

Paraguay defeated Canada in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1983 World Group.[2]

Participating nations[]

North & Central America Zone[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
15–24 January
Final
5–7 March
                 
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Colombia 5  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
      Colombia 1
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)     Canada 3
    Canada 4
    Venezuela 1  

Semifinals[]

Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies[]


Colombia
5
Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia[3]
22–24 January 1982
Clay

Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Alejandro Cortes
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Jairo Velasco
John Antonas
9
7
6
0
6
4
     
3 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
John Antonas / 
6
3
6
1
3
6
6
4
   
4 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Alejandro Cortes
6
1
6
4
       
5 Colombia
Cricket West Indies

7
5
4
6
6
2
6
4
   

Venezuela vs. Canada[]


Venezuela
1
Caracas, Venezuela[4]
15–17 January 1982
Hard

Canada
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Canada
Jorge Andrew
Harry Fritz
14
16
9
11
11
9
6
4
9
11
 
2 Venezuela
Canada

Réjean Genois
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Venezuela
Canada
Jorge Andrew / Iñaki Calvo
William Cowan / John Picken
4
6
4
6
7
5
6
4
7
5
 
4 Venezuela
Canada

John Picken
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 Venezuela
Canada
Abraham Sojo
William Cowan
5
7
2
6
       

The singles match between Andrew and Fritz set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a singles rubber (100).[5]

Final[]

Canada vs. Colombia[]


Canada
3
Montreal, Canada[6]
5–7 March 1982
Hard (indoors)

Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Colombia
Réjean Genois
Jairo Velasco
6
2
8
6
6
3
     
2 Canada
Colombia
Glenn Michibata
Alejandro Cortes
3
6
4
6
9
11
     
3 Canada
Colombia
Josef Brabenec / Harry Fritz
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Canada
Colombia
Réjean Genois
Alejandro Cortes
9
7
4
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
 
5 Canada
Colombia
Glenn Michibata
Jairo Velasco
          not
played

South America Zone[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
8–10 January
Semifinals
22–24 January
Final
5–7 March
                           
 
    Brazil  
   bye     Fortaleza, Brazil (clay)
      Brazil 0  
  La Paz, Bolivia (clay)     Ecuador 5  
    Ecuador 5
    Bolivia 0     Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
      Ecuador 2
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)       Paraguay 3
    Paraguay 3  
    Peru 2     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Paraguay 3
      Uruguay 2  
   bye
    Uruguay  

Quarterfinals[]

Bolivia vs. Ecuador[]


Bolivia
0
La Paz, Bolivia[7]
8–10 January 1982
Clay

Ecuador
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bolivia
Ecuador

Ricardo Ycaza
2
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
   
2 Bolivia
Ecuador
Ramiro Benavides
Andrés Gómez
10
8
3
6
4
6
6
3
1
6
 
3 Bolivia
Ecuador
 / Ramiro Benavides
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
6
4
4
6
2
6
1
6
   
4 Bolivia
Ecuador

Andrés Gómez
1
6
3
6
       
5 Bolivia
Ecuador
Ramiro Benavides
Raúl Viver
3
6
2
6
       

Paraguay vs. Peru[]


Paraguay
3
Asunción, Paraguay[8]
8–10 January 1982
Clay

Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
Peru
Francisco González
Pablo Arraya
6
2
8
6
6
4
     
2 Paraguay
Peru
Víctor Pecci
Fernando Maynetto
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
3 Paraguay
Peru
Francisco González / V��ctor Pecci
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
4
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4 Paraguay
Peru

Carlos di Laura
2
6
2
6
       
5 Paraguay
Peru

6
4
4
6
0
6
     

Semifinals[]

Brazil vs. Ecuador[]


Brazil
0
Fortaleza, Brazil[9]
22–24 January 1982
Clay

Ecuador
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Ecuador
Edvaldo Oliveira
Ricardo Ycaza
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 Brazil
Ecuador

Andrés Gómez
2
6
6
4
3
6
4
6
   
3 Brazil
Ecuador
Eduardo Oncins / Fernando Roese
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Brazil
Ecuador
Fernando Roese
Raúl Viver
7
9
2
6
2
6
     
5 Brazil
Ecuador
Eduardo Oncins
Ricardo Ycaza
5
7
3
6
       

Uruguay vs. Paraguay[]


Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[10]
22–24 January 1982
Clay

Paraguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Paraguay
Diego Pérez
Francisco González
1
6
6
4
1
6
8
6
6
3
 
2 Uruguay
Paraguay
José Luis Damiani
Víctor Pecci
8
6
6
3
8
6
     
3 Uruguay
Paraguay
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
3
6
6
3
7
9
9
7
6
8
 
4 Uruguay
Paraguay
José Luis Damiani
Francisco González
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
5 Uruguay
Paraguay
Diego Pérez
Víctor Pecci
1
6
7
5
6
8
4
6
   

Final[]

Paraguay vs. Ecuador[]


Paraguay
3
Asunción, Paraguay[11]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)

Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
Ecuador
Víctor Pecci
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
10
8
6
1
     
2 Paraguay
Ecuador
Francisco González
Andrés Gómez
6
3
14
12
6
3
     
3 Paraguay
Ecuador
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Paraguay
Ecuador
Víctor Pecci
Andrés Gómez
7
5
5
7
6
2
6
4
   
5 Paraguay
Ecuador
Francisco González
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
5
7
3
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]

Canada vs. Paraguay[]


Canada
1
Laval, Canada[2]
7–9 May 1982
Hard (indoors)

Paraguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Paraguay
Glenn Michibata
Francisco González
3
6
6
3
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
2 Canada
Paraguay
Réjean Genois
Víctor Pecci
2
6
6
8
3
6
     
3 Canada
Paraguay
William Cowan / Harry Fritz
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
4 Canada
Paraguay
Réjean Genois
Francisco González
3
6
5
7
       
5 Canada
Paraguay
Glenn Michibata
6
1
6
0
       

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Canada v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Bolivia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Paraguay v Peru". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Uruguay v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Ecuador v Paraguay". daviscup.com.

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